Values and Beliefs
Our Values:
- Academic excellence and integrity.
- Outstanding teaching and service.
- Scholarly research and professional leadership.
- Integration of teaching, research and service.
- Individual and collective excellence.
- Diversity, equity and social justice
- Education of individuals across the life span
- Collegiality and collaboration
Our Beliefs:
- A literate and educated citizenry is vital to a democratic society..
- All people are entitled to a high-quality education, grounded in sensitivity to individual dignity, professional integrity and a positive and nurturing environment.
- A dynamic education system fosters an equitable, productive economy in a globle environment.
- Teaching and learning should be informed by scholarly and effective practice.
- School improvement should be based on sound research, the application of theory as it relates to effective practice, policy development and collaboration with practitioners.
- Technology should be used to Improve the quality of teaching and learning, research and scholarship and outreach to the state, nation and the world.
- Interdisciplinary programs should be used to enhance human learning, grouth and development across the life span.